Random BSODs

[Xab]

Hey all, I've had Win7 Pro x64 for 4-5 months, and I've been having random BSODs. I can't figure out what they're attributed to, as my machine always references essential Windows components. Here's my WhoCrashed log, minus the repetitive bits that don't help with diagnosis.

[FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Sun 3/7/2010 7:57:23 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]win32k.sys[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0x3B (0xC0000005, 0xFFFFF960001BC8FC, 0xFFFFF88006A2BEF0, 0x0)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\030710-22542-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\win32k.sys[/FONT]

[FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Sat 2/27/2010 1:29:39 AM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]tcpip.sys[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0xD1 (0xFFFFF87FF165D942, 0x2, 0x8, 0xFFFFF87FF165D942)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\022610-23571-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\tcpip.sys[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]
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[FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Wed 2/24/2010 2:56:43 AM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0xA (0xFFFFFA7FFFFFFFE0, 0x2, 0x1, 0xFFFFF80002AA977E)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\022310-21964-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]

[FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Fri 2/19/2010 8:22:06 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0xA (0xFFFFFA7FFFFFFFE0, 0x2, 0x1, 0xFFFFF80002B1CE89)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\021910-22776-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]

[FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Thu 2/18/2010 2:59:18 AM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]ntfs.sys[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0x24 (0x1904FB, 0xFFFFF880031A7FC8, 0xFFFFF880031A7820, 0xFFFFF80002AC6105)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\021710-22448-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\ntfs.sys[/FONT]

[FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Wed 2/17/2010 3:07:07 AM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0xA (0xFFFFFA7FFFFFFFD8, 0x2, 0x1, 0xFFFFF80002AACB74)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\021610-19827-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]

[FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Fri 2/12/2010 11:44:52 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0xD1 (0xFFFFF800029CA500, 0x2, 0x8, 0xFFFFF800029CA500)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\021210-18064-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]

[FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Tue 2/9/2010 1:54:32 AM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0xA (0xFFFFFA7FFFFFFFE0, 0x2, 0x1, 0xFFFFF80002B1EE89)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\020810-26598-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]

[FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Mon 2/8/2010 5:12:19 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0xA (0xFFFFFA7FFFFFFFD0, 0x2, 0x1, 0xFFFFF80002AE6AE3)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\020810-20904-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]

[FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Mon 2/8/2010 12:52:50 AM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0xA (0xFFFFFA7FFFFFFFD0, 0x2, 0x1, 0xFFFFF80002A9CAE3)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\020710-18361-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]

[FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Sat 2/6/2010 9:49:28 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0xA (0xFFFFFA7FFFFFFFD0, 0x2, 0x1, 0xFFFFF80002A9D8D1)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\020610-23836-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]

[FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Fri 2/5/2010 12:10:08 AM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]tcpip.sys[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0xD1 (0xFFFFF87FF165D942, 0x2, 0x8, 0xFFFFF87FF165D942)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\020410-31777-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\tcpip.sys[/FONT]

[FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Mon 2/1/2010 1:09:08 AM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0xA (0xFFFFFA7FFFFFFFD8, 0x2, 0x1, 0xFFFFF80002A9EB74)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\013110-24616-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]

[FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Tue 1/26/2010 12:55:21 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0x50 (0xFFFFF7FFF2DD6092, 0x8, 0xFFFFF7FFF2DD6092, 0x2)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\012610-19172-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]

[FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Tue 1/26/2010 12:06:56 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]ntfs.sys[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0x24 (0x1904FB, 0xFFFFF880047FEAE8, 0xFFFFF880047FE340, 0xFFFFF880012C6C55)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\012610-20404-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\ntfs.sys[/FONT]

[FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Sun 1/24/2010 9:20:14 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0x19 (0x3, 0xFFFFF8A00A7B6940, 0xFFFFF8A00A7B6940, 0xEFFFF8A00A7B6940)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]BAD_POOL_HEADER[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\012410-19952-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]

[FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Sat 1/23/2010 2:58:32 AM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0xA (0xFFFFFA7FFFFFFFD0, 0x2, 0x1, 0xFFFFF80002AF2AE3)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\012210-24445-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
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[FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Fri 1/22/2010 3:53:19 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0x19 (0x3, 0xFFFFF8A00D449A50, 0xFFFFF8A00D449A50, 0xEFFFF8A00D449A50)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]BAD_POOL_HEADER[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\012210-21418-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]

[FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Mon 1/18/2010 4:28:24 AM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]tcpip.sys[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0xD1 (0xFFFFF87FF165C942, 0x2, 0x8, 0xFFFFF87FF165C942)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\011710-20904-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\tcpip.sys[/FONT]

[FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Sun 1/17/2010 6:34:13 AM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0x50 (0xFFFFF7FFF2DC4092, 0x8, 0xFFFFF7FFF2DC4092, 0x2)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\011710-23197-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Sat 1/16/2010 3:07:03 AM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]ntfs.sys[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0x24 (0x1904FB, 0xFFFFF8800317E6F8, 0xFFFFF8800317DF50, 0xFFFFF880012A5D10)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\011510-24928-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\ntfs.sys[/FONT]

[FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Thu 1/14/2010 12:55:29 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]ntfs.sys[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0x24 (0x1904FB, 0xFFFFF880023B4718, 0xFFFFF880023B3F70, 0xFFFFF880012FDC27)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\011410-24850-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\ntfs.sys[/FONT]

[FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Tue 1/12/2010 11:00:04 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0xC1 (0xFFFFF980266B2E50, 0xFFFFF980266B2FFF, 0xFF81A8, 0x24)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]SPECIAL_POOL_DETECTED_MEMORY_CORRUPTION[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\011210-23883-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]

[FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Tue 1/12/2010 2:39:36 AM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0x3B (0xC0000005, 0xFFFFF80002BAE90D, 0xFFFFF88009E118A0, 0x0)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\011110-21325-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Thu 1/7/2010 3:45:55 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0x50 (0xFFFFF7FFF2D88092, 0x8, 0xFFFFF7FFF2D88092, 0x2)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\010710-24601-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]

[FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Thu 12/24/2009 6:09:56 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0xC4 (0x91, 0x1, 0xFFFFFA80038B4B60, 0x0)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]DRIVER_VERIFIER_DETECTED_VIOLATION[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\122409-34772-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]

[FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Sat 12/19/2009 2:51:32 AM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]win32k.sys[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0x3B (0xC0000005, 0xFFFFF9600010D025, 0xFFFFF88009504000, 0x0)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\121809-33696-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\win32k.sys[/FONT]

[FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Sat 12/12/2009 6:30:28 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0xA (0xFFFFFA7FFFFFFFE0, 0x2, 0x1, 0xFFFFF80002ABBE89)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\121209-28002-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]

[FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Mon 12/7/2009 5:17:12 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]win32k.sys[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0x3B (0xC0000005, 0xFFFFF960000C9857, 0xFFFFF88008EF3020, 0x0)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\120709-32931-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\win32k.sys[/FONT]

[FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Fri 12/4/2009 6:16:10 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]ntfs.sys[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0x24 (0x1904FB, 0xFFFFF880091F9798, 0xFFFFF880091F8FF0, 0xFFFFF8800130AC50)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\120409-30482-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\ntfs.sys[/FONT]

[FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Fri 12/4/2009 6:08:16 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]dxgmms1.sys[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0x1000007E (0xFFFFFFFFC0000005, 0xFFFFF88003B7BF00, 0xFFFFF88003FE26A8, 0xFFFFF88003FE1F00)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED_M[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\120409-29577-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\dxgmms1.sys[/FONT]

[FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Fri 12/4/2009 4:49:08 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0x3B (0xC0000005, 0xFFFFF8000288ED3C, 0xFFFFF88009B630A0, 0x0)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\120409-29437-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]

[FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Fri 12/4/2009 3:59:58 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0x1000007E (0xFFFFFFFFC0000005, 0xFFFFF8000287D0D6, 0xFFFFF880027DB298, 0xFFFFF880027DAAF0)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED_M[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\120409-30357-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]

[FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Fri 12/4/2009 4:54:25 AM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0xA (0xFFFFFA7FFFFFFFD0, 0x2, 0x1, 0xFFFFF800028918D1)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\120309-42011-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]On Thu 12/3/2009 8:35:44 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]ntoskrnl.exe[/FONT]
Bugcheck code: 0x1E (0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0)
Error: [FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED[/FONT]
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\120309-21403-01.dmp
[/FONT][FONT=Segoe UI, Arial]file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

So. Anyone know what I can do?
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[usasma]

Many different error messages is usually a symptom of a hardware failure (although there are other causes).
Please run these free diagnostics first:

H/W Diagnostics:
Please start by running these bootable hardware diagnostics:
Memory Diagnostics (read the details at the link)
HD Diagnostic (read the details at the link)

Also, please run one of these free, independent online malware scans to ensure that your current protection hasn't been compromised: Malware (read the details at the link)

I would also suggest following the steps in this link so that we can provide further assistance: http://www.sevenforums.com/crash-lockup-debug-how/34900-1-novice-how-ask-help-bsod-problem.html

 

[Xab]

Thanks usasma. After running your tests, something pointed me to Dell's website. Apparantley they released a BIOS update to fix random BSODs. That seems to have ended most issues. Now it will rarely BSOD... but only when I'm not using the machine. I know it does because when I log onto it after being away for a while, it notifies me that it has "recovered from a serious error."

I'll submit a new thread using the guidelines from "How to ask for help with a BSOD problem" if I can't fix it soon.